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CORCORAN SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL SCIENCE.
Science of Society.
Professor Holmes.
In this class there are two courses, each extending over a half session.
Political Economy.—In the treatment of this department of
knowledge, there is no rigid adherence to the school of Smith,
Ricardo, and Mill. The modification of older doctrines, necessitated
by the increase of productive inventions and productive operations, is
steadily regarded. Attention is paid to the inquiries and criticisms of
Thornton, Cairnes, Jevons, Marshall, etc.; and the altered views propounded
by Laveleye, Walker, and the school of the Cathedrists, are
duly considered.
Text-books.—Walker's Political Economy (advanced course); Mill's Political
Economy (abridged).
Science of Society.—The latter half of the course in this class is
devoted to the Science of Society. In this is prosecuted the investigation
of the laws and movements, the growth, decay, and constitution
of Societies, in the different phases and stages of social development.
The necessary organic functions of Society are studied in their several
forms. They are also regarded in their reciprocal relations and in
their conjoint action in successive forms of civilization. All systems
are interpreted; no ideal constitution is contemplated. The course is
descriptive of processes by which experienced results have been
obtained, not speculative in advocacy of theoretic dreams.
The Class is dependent on notes for the Lectures, as no text-book exists.
History.
Adjunct Professor Dabney.
Class of General History.—In this class—and, indeed, in the other
also—great stress is laid on the view that the career of man, as revealed
in History, is not a mere jumble of disconnected dates and
facts, but a continuous stream, having its sources and tributaries in the
far-off past, its outlet in the remote future. No attempt is made, however,
to traverse in the class-room the entire length of this stream;
for, although constant efforts are made to impress the vital connection
of nation with nation, of generation with generation, and of anterior
with ensuing conditions of historical development, the lectures are
confined to the more important periods, the student being required to
fill the gaps by private reading in a manual of General History. The
varied each year. Three lectures a week.
Text-books for 1890-'91.—Fisher's Outlines of Universal History; Cox's The
Greeks and the Persians; Curteis's Rise of the Macedonian Empire; Smith's
Rome and Carthage; Merivale's Roman Triumvirates; Capes's Age of the Antonines;
Bryce's Holy Roman Empire; Cox's Crusades; Fisher's History of the
Reformation; Dabney's Causes of the French Revolution; Morris's French Revolution
and First Empire.
Class of English and American History.—In this class the principles
taught in the class of General History will be applied to a more
special field. Such students, therefore, as have already completed the
work in General History will derive most benefit from the course. It
may be taken, however, by others; and, as considerable attention will
be paid to constitutional development, it is thought that the course
will be specially advantageous to first-year law students not applying
for a degree. Three lectures a week. Text-books will be announced
later.
The Graduate Course in this school will be varied from year to
year, but will always be designed to train the student in original research
and systematic exposition of the results. Some historical period,
with the accompanying social, political and intellectual development
of the people, will be made the subject of study. Such instructions
and directions as may be required to render those pursuits efficacious
will be given throughout the session.
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